More plot holes than a swiss cheese.

Rating: 3/10 (19 July 2013)

Wow... it appears that my opinion stands in stark contrast to the majority opinion. This was not the Guillermo del Toro I remember from Hellboy nor Pan's Labyrinth. This movie was shot (or rendered) like a prototypical 80'ish style action movie. Very bright neon colors, over the top acting/script and a subtitle hilarity. This is not bad per se. It can actually be very well indeed and if 'Pacific Rim' would've been grouped in the "Comedy" genre, I would've given this a much higher score. My friend and I were laughing throughout the movie, but not due to intentional puns or jokes, but at the ridiculousness and blatant plot holes.
These are some of the questions I would ask someone responsible:
-Why do Jaegers feel the need to do the "hit the fist" gesture with their machines and wrestle and/or have a fist fight with the aliens, when they have sophisticated weaponry?
-If Jaegers are connected with a neural link and can see into each others mind, why do they even need to talk during "alignment".
-Why do Jaegers prefer to have a fist fight with an alien instead of using any sort of weapon?
-How can a Jaeger be so out of touch with the machine their piloting that they forget a weapon they have (the sword), which coincidentally slices through alien meat much faster than anything else?
-How are 6 helicopters able to lift these colossal mechs for transportation, when these mechs can use a supertanker as a weapon?
-How was the headquarter able to communicate with the Jaeger pilot through (!) a wormhole / into another dimension, but seem helpless at first when locating the rescue pod back on earth (very end).
... The list goes on and on and on. It felt very incoherent and not thought through. It also felt very cheesy, with wooden acting by the leads.
If you, like me, are unable to just disregard blatant plot holes, inconsistencies and the likes, do yourself a favor and skip this one.